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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

RAMESHWAR PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 32.6%RJD 29.9%11 others 37.5%
Votes
33,834
32.7% share
Winning margin
2,763
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
50.0%
of 2,07,761

A closely fought contest. RAMESHWAR PRASAD won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
33,83432.7%
2
VIJENDRA KUMAR YADAV
31,07130.1%
3
ANIL SAMRAT
IND
16,13415.6%
4
KAMLA PRASAD SINGH
NDA
10,2589.9%
5
SHIVJEE SINGH
4,5244.4%
6
ANIL KUMAR TIWARI
BSP
1,5151.5%
7
VIRENDRA KUMAR PANDAY
IND
1,4751.4%
8
SITA RAM SINGH
IND
1,1891.2%
9
VIJAY YADAV
IND
8830.9%
10
SATYENDRA SINGH
IND
6810.7%
11
DILEEP SINGH
ABJS
6660.6%
12
MAMTA KUWAR
JKM
5810.6%
13
JHULAN SINGH
IND
5640.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 32.7%RJD 30.1%IND 15.6%BJP 9.9%OTH 11.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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